Shirt



Aug. 11, 1931. H. MILLER 1,818,811

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SHIRT Filed Aug. 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 flzmy MLLER INVENTOR:

Mid/m4 M ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 11, 1931 HENRY MILLER, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA SHIRT v Application filed August 23, 1929. SerialNo. 387,977,

This invention relates to shirts and is herein illustrated as embodied in a mans shirt. t f

, One of the objects of the invention is to provide an under garment which, while allowing of free bodily movement of a wearer,

afior'ds an additionalfprotective covering'for "parts of'the body which are sus'ceptibleto cold. T i

generally include a shirt and a pair of trousers, the top of the latter always ending about the waist line, while the lower part or skirt invariably reachesbelow and inside of the top of the trousers, thereby providing 'a' double covering for the buttocks and abdomen, the thorax, which is more susceptible to cold than adjacent parts, being thus providedlwith less covering than the pelvic region. Vests or Waistcoats are worn, of course, but while these garments reach over thetop of the trousers and therefore furnish three plies of material, the chest and shoulders are still providedwith less covering.

therefore to provide a shirt the upper front andback portions of which, above the garments worn on the lowerlimbs and reaching to the waist, are so constructedfas'to.protect section.

'30 the chestand shoulders ofa wearer, particularly when it becomes necessary to remove part of the upper outer coverings,- such as a coat or vest. 1 I

Another object of the invention is the pro- 3 vision of'a shirt in which, without the addition of a separate strip for reinforcing the shirt at po1nts where fastening elements,

such as buttons, are'attached, a pair of plies are provided on which to mountthe buttons 40 and to insert the buttonholes therefor.

shirt may be'in accordance with standard 7 cutting and sewing practice and anystyle Articles of apparel worn by men or boys show an embodlment of the invention as at present preferred.

The primary object of the invention is "lected for illustration 12', while "tached around the neck opening of the-sh1rt.'

'15 to the tops of which are 16 the outerfront sections effectdesired ma be worked into the body of the shirtwithmit sacrificing the practical advantages which my'invention provides. L

For example, the shirt may be made with short or long sleeves, with an open collar neck, or a closed collar effect may be incorporated. x

Other objects'and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter specifically e0 pointed out, or will become'apparent, as the specification proceeds. 7

With the above'indioated objectsin view, the invention'resides in certain novel constructions and combinations and arrangement of parts, clearly described in the following specification and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which latter Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a shirt, partly broken a t Figure 2 is a fragmentary rear elevational :view of the same.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 3-3"ofFigure 1. t

Figure 4 is. a plan view of a front protective section. 1

Figure 5 is a plan view'ofback protective I Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to part of Figure 3, but showing" a slightly modified form of construction.

In the embodiment of the invention sein the drawings, the shirt includes a front '10,which isopenable on the longitudinal centralline,itherebeing arow of buttons 11 and mating buttonholes a'rolledYor double collaris at- The skirt or lowerpart of the frontlO is formed-with a pair of like portions'l a and stitched at seams or plies 17 and 18, 'as well as inner protective sections 19 "and 20, the respective sections having converging 'lower'edges and being preferably provided adj acent their -outer edges, below the sleeves 21, with apertures 22 for ventilating purposes, the upper edges of the-portions 14 and 15 follow the shape of the lower edges of the plies 17 18, 19 and 20.

Stitched at its lower edge 23 to the rear lower body portion 24 of the back 25 of the shirt is an outer section or ply 26 having a shoulder extension, and to the edge 27 of which are stitched in seams 28 the top edges 29 offthe respective front sections 17 and 18, the seams being formed by rounding the edge of the extension upwardly, and rounding the upper edge of one of theinner front plies downwardly as shown in Figure 3, while the outer edges, as at 30, of said sec tions 17 and 18 are stitched in lateral seams 31 to the outer edge 32 of the back'section 26, together with the outer edges of the inner back ply 33, which latter is a continuation of the lower back portion 24. The outer edges of the inner sections 19 and 20, which'are like those shown at 30, are also stitched in the seams 31, while the top edges of said inner sections are also stitched in the seams 28, with the edges of the sections 17 and 18, as clearly shown.

The outer edges of the respective lower portions 14, 15 and 24 are stitched in lateral seams 34 which are a continuation of the seams 31. The sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 and 33 are suitably cut at their top central portions to receive the collar 13.

Stitched also in the seams 28, as well as to the top of the back inner section 33 is a strip of lining 35, the latter being also stitched to the base of the collar 13, while the opposite terminals of said strip, together with part of the outer edges of the double plies 1720, 26 and 33, are stitched in seams 36 to the sleeves 21.

The plies 17 and 18 are slit at 37 and are provided with substantially triangle shaped reinforcing tabs 38 at the opposite ends of the slits, while rectangularly disposed lines of stitches 39 attach the said plies to the -inner plies 19 and 20 thereby forming 45.

pockets 40, a strip 41 being'preferably atatched at the slit 37 to the material forming the pocket. These pockets may also have flaps 42 provided with linings as shown in Fi ure 3.

is lines. of stitches 43 and 44 also attach the inneredges of the double front plies, one of which edges is shown at 45, the necessity of using remforcing strips or separate facings, on which to mount the buttons 11 or install. thebuttonholes 12, is dispensed with.

While the shirt may be manufactured from any suitable material I find it an advantage to use material in the inner protective plies 19 and 20 differing from the materialof the outer plies; and as both inner and outer plies are stitched to the bottom portions 14 or '15 I also find that material which could not otherwise be easily used may be utilized for these bottom portions, thereby effecting economy of material.

As, however, the lower bottom portions and inner top plies may be continuous, Figure 6 illustrates such a construction, the bottom 15 and inner ply 20 being formed in one piece, while an outer ply 18 is attached thereto.

The hereinbefore described construction admits of considerable modification without departing from the invention; therefore, I do not wish to be limited to the precise arrangements shown and described, which are, as aforesaid, by way of illustration merely. In other words, the scope of protection contemplated is to be taken solely from the appended claims, interpreted as broadly as is consistent with the prior art.

What is claimed as new is:

A shirt comprising a back body portion, a pair of co-acting single lower front portions having their lateral edges secured to the lateral edges of the back body portion, an outer back ply having its lower edge secured to the back body portion and extending above the upper edge thereof to provide a shoulder extension, a pair of double top front plies having their upper edges secured to the shoulder extension, seams formed with the extension by rounding the edge thereof upwardly and formed with the inner front plies by rounding the upper edges thereof downwardly, said seams arranged at the point of connection of the extension with the double top front plies and having their rounded portions arranged in hooked formationwith each other, the lateral edges of the double top front plies being secured to the back body and outer back ply, a collar secured to the extension and double top front plies, sleeves secured to the extension, double top front plies and back body portion respectively, said pair of co-acting single lower front portions having their upper edges secured to the double top front plies and said double. top front plies having button and buttonholes along overlapping edges thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereby aflix my signature.

. HENRY MILLER. 

